Phil Sharp on The Spirit of Independence is giving it everything he’s got in the decisive 430mile final leg in the Solitaire du Figaro, which got underway from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday. Sharp in currently in 23rd and has positioned himself close to overall race leaders Jeremie Beyou and Fabien Delahaye.

Phil, on The Spirit of Independence, finishes in 20th place after dropping from 6th place overnight after running into a large clump of seaweed, dashing his hopes of finishing top Rookie. Aside from this set-back, a very positive leg overall where Phil never dropped out of the top 10 and shows he has the boatspeed to stay in touch with the leaders...